Flax Council and RR Flax development

[hlg]

When something goes wrong we can sue the Americans!! Ya right..

[charliep]

Just one question. Is Europe using the technology described above
in their breeding programs?

[charliep]

If the trait were fusarium head blight resistance via mutagenesis versus a herbicide
tolerance one, would this be less of a sin? Or is the expansion of fusarium head blight
into new areas and the increasing virilance of resulting mycotoxins not an issue? What
if the traits are more efficient use of nutrients? Improved ability to use water/maintain
yields during dry periods or some other agronomic trait?

Will note that Australia is making progress in these areas - out of necessity I might add.
They have well funded research and development problems.

[charliep]

Must be a freudian slip. Should be programs - not problems. They
are working toward meeting the challenges of agronomic issues.

[hlg]

Charliep I personally don`t disagree, but make sure it doesn`t wreck already fragile markets. It is a shame that Canadians aren`t smart enough to keep this development at home.

[parsley]

"problems"

You got it right the first time, charliep! LOLOLOL

I can surely get on a rant. I researched Cibus when Food Navigator came out last Friday, but decided I'd stick to gardening with Year II Resident gardener instead, the poor fellow, but when Terreluckyfellow posted this thread this morning,a bit ticked, too, I just couldn't hold the horses back. LOL I think you could agree that I'm not the mousey bland woman you thought I was when you met me in Calgary, right, charliep? LOL

You don't want to invite me to go canoeing with you this summer, either. Now, there's a spot of healthy advice for you. LOL Pars

[charliep]

Algonquin this year. Looking forward to it.

[charliep]

From an activity of this past month, plant breeders tell me that herbicide tolerance
is low hanging fruit on the biotech scheme of things - easy to do. Way off topic
but interesting to note this trait came on RR tolerance came off mutagenesis
(dealing with the plants individual genes without introducing from outside
material). I am assuming is possible.

Other traits are much harder to establish. Googling to remember (too tough to
remember for an old economist) but I remember the word homogeneity, barley
and being able to retain a characteristic in subsequent generations. This is in
normal plant breeding using tools (old and new) in the tool box.

[charliep]

For what it is worth, here is the Aussie approach to GM (in this case genetically engineered). Note the traits are not herbicide tolerance but rather starch composition and drought tolerance.

[URL="http://www.merredinmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/gene-modified-wheat-barley-trials-proposed/1804308.aspx?storypage=1"]Gene modified wheat, barley trials proposed[/URL]

[charliep]

Actually if I read more carefully, nutrient (read nitrogen) use efficiency. The below are the OGTR documents on the controled release.

[URL="http://www.ogtr.gov.au/internet/ogtr/publishing.nsf/Content/new-index-1"]OGTR[/URL]